Bishop Clarence Isaac Lee

Tuesday, May 3, 2022

Bishop Clarence Isaac Lee, 84, passed into Heaven’s glory to be with his Saviour on May 1, 2022, a beautiful Sunday afternoon.

Bishop Lee was born on Oct. 1, 1937, in Indianapolis, the oldest son of Clarence Isaac and Lillian Lucretia (Harris) Lee.

The family moved to Putnam County where he and his siblings were raised in a rural community.

Bishop graduated from Greencastle High School in 1955 and had dreams of becoming a small animal veterinarian. Due to his family’s lack of finances, however, he couldn’t afford a college education, and began working at Stark, Wetzel & Co. in Indianapolis.

He also worked for medical doctors cleaning offices in Indianapolis.

He married Betty Jean Mosley on her 22nd birthday on June 22, 1957.

They lived in Indianapolis until 1973 before moving his family out of Marion County. He did this because his family had grown to 12 children and he wanted a more safe place for them to grow up.

After moving to Montgomery County, Bishop worked at Hoosier Crown before going into the ministry full-time in 1987 when he and Lady Betty Jean Lee founded One Way Pentecostal Apostolic Church, which they named after a church in Indianapolis established by their friends, Bishop R.H. and Lady Carolyn Duncan.

The Union of Clarence and Betty Lee brought 12 sons and three daughters: The late Clarence Isaac Lee Jr. (Helen Whitesides Lee), Charles Anthony Lee of Muncie; Kevin Albert (Stephanie) of Bloomington; David Michael (Andrea), Indianapolis; Gerald Lamont (Akemi “Kim”), Fishers; Kenneth Jerome (Crystal), Crawfordsville; William Perry (Angela), Indianapolis; Stephen Thomas (Tamara), Lafayette; Jeannine Lucretia Lois Lee Lake (David) of Muncie; Patrick Nathaniel (Jana), Lafayette; Mary Beth Kenner (Cordell) of Lafayette; Jeffrey Alan (Shanda) Santa Clarita, Calif.; John Ryan (Lynnetta), Yorktown; Joyce Anne Terry (Jimmy), East Rockaway, N.Y., and Josef Aaron (Alisa), Indianapolis.

Following Betty’s death in April 2003, Bishop married the lovely Veda M. Miller, in April 2007, becoming a stepfather to Gail L. (George) Harding and the late Roger E. Miller.

Bishop is survived by his siblings, James Lee (Barbara) of Lafayette; Marie Oatman (Melvin), Texas; Mary Helen Dean, Greencastle, and Eunice Lee, Terre Haute.

Bishop Lee is survived by a tremendous host of beautiful grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren, family and friends,

Preceding him in death besides Betty, are his firstborn son, Clarence I. Lee (Junie), and stillborn son, Benjamin. His brothers, Timothy Lee, David Lee, and a sister, Frances Dean, also preceded him in death.

Viewing is set for Friday, May 6 from 4-7 p.m. at 308 S. Green St., Crawfordsville.

A home-going service is scheduled for Saturday, May 7 at 1905 Lebanon Rd., Crawfordsville, with a shorter viewing at 11 a.m. and service promptly at noon.

Burkhart Funeral Home, Crawfordsville, is in charge of arrangements.